Small Business Framework - Research - The Legal Services Board
Small Business Framework - Research - The Legal Services Board
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AIA'<strong>Research</strong>'on'<strong>Legal</strong>'Advice'and'<strong>Small</strong>'<strong>Business</strong>es''<br />
In"addition"to"the"‘legal"need’"surveys"outlined"above,"other"enquiries"have"been"<br />
undertaken" into" the" experience" of" justiciable" problems" by" businesses." Of"<br />
particular"relevance"in"the"current"context"is"the"recent"study"by"AIA"<strong>Research</strong>"<br />
into" the" legal" advice" needs" and" usage" of" small" businesses," which" included" “an"<br />
initial"business"survey"…"to"scope"the"research”"(AIA"<strong>Research</strong>"2010,"p.v)."<br />
"<br />
Issue!type!<br />
<strong>Business</strong>"set"up"<br />
Tax"and"regulation"<br />
Health"and"safety"<br />
Empoyment"issues"<br />
Commercial"contracts"<br />
Pensions""<br />
Debt"<br />
Trading"issues"<br />
Property"issues"<br />
Intellectual"property"<br />
Consumer"contract"law"<br />
Partnership"issues"<br />
Employment"tribunals"<br />
Discrimination"<br />
Criminal"offences"<br />
Representation"in"Magistrates'"Court"<br />
<strong>Business</strong>"sale"<br />
Representation"in"Crown"Court"<br />
None"of"these"<br />
0" 10" 20" 30" 40" 50" 60" 70"<br />
%!of!businesses!having!faced!issue!in!the!past!<br />
'Figure'3.2.'Issues'that'could'require'legal'assistance'faced'by'businesses'at'any'point'<br />
"<br />
As"is"illustrated"in"Figure"3.2,"a"majority"of"the"small"businesses"surveyed"<br />
by"AIA"<strong>Research</strong>"reported"having"experienced"(at"some"point)"issues"related"to"<br />
business" start]up," and" also" tax" and" regulation." Other" relatively" common" issues"<br />
concerned" health" and" safety," employment," commercial" contracts," consumer"<br />
contracts," pensions," debt," trading," property," and" intellectual" property" rights."<br />
Rarer"issues"included"crime,"discrimination"and"business"sale.""<br />
In" general," though," maintaining" cash]flow," through" obtaining" timely"<br />
payment"for"goods"or"services,"appeared"to"be"“the"biggest"single"issue"…"for"all"<br />
small"businesses”"(p.3)."<br />
" In" line" with" our" analysis" above," the" AIA" research" identified" “significant"<br />
differences”" in" the" range" of" issues" faced" by" businesses" in" different" phases" of"<br />
development"(e.g."issues"related"to"business"set"up"figure"prominently"only"early"<br />
on)" and" of" different" sizes," with" some" types" of" issue" often" arising" only" once"<br />
businesses" experienced" some" growth." For" example," “once" firms" take" on"<br />
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